, 1887-02-03
Congress Working OH the sundry
Appropriation Bill.
Italian Troops WOrsted in the
SOudan.
Progress or the Great Strike in
New York.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-In tho house
Toulbee, Of Kentucky, as a priviledged
question, called up the message of the
president vetoing the bill granting a
pension to Carter w. Tiller. The pen.
sion was granted on the ground that
Tiller was q dependent father of sol.
der who died in Andersonville prison.
The veto is based on the president'a q
belief that Tiller was neither deserving
nor dependent.
Springer, of Illinois, raised the ques-
ton of consideration, but the house
decided, yeas 1876, nays 1O8, to consider
the pension case. After debate the
house refused to pass the bill over the
veto, yeas 1856, nays 115; no consititu-
tional two.thirds in affirmative.
Norwood, of Georgia, from the COM
mittee on naval affairs, reported II joint
resolution authorizing the secretary of
the navy to advertise for bids for the
construction of cruiser No. l, and to
contract for its construction for any
sum which, together with the rest of
the equipment, not including arma-
ment, shall not exceed 81 300, 600. Re-
ferred to the comnittee of the whole.
McAdoo, Of New Jersey, introduced
bill to provide for the manufacture,
| by Americans, of first-class modern
guns for the navy and sea coast de-
| fences. Referred to the committee ON
military affairs. The bill appropriates
$40, 100000 for the purpose.
Oates, of Alabama, of the committee
| on revision of laws, called up in the
morning hour the bill to prohibit the
appointment OF congressional COM
mittees to attend funerals at public
expense, outside of the District of Co
| lumbia, q I'd also to prohibit draping
upon thGS rder of the president.
1 On motion OF hammond the bill
was laid upon the table by vote OF
ITO TO 46. The house then went into
the committee of the whole on the
| pleuro-pneumonia bill.
Warner, of Ohio, offered an amend
ment limiting to sixty the number of
persons who may be employed at one
time to carry out the act agreed to.
Cutcheon, of Michigan, offered an
amendment, providing that experts
to be appointed shall be appointed
under civil service rules. This was
voted down, but Cutcheon raised a
point of no quorum and the committee
rose, and the house adjourned.
| SENATE.
The senate resumed consideration OF
the sundry civil bill. Allison from
committee on appropriation said
"The estimates for the next fiscal year
are 1896 100000. Judging from the
estimates made last year and from the
receipts up to the first of January last
the receipts for next year, including
estimated postal revenue, will be $4lO,
900 600 making surplus of $4,000,
600. II congress should deem it neces
sary to expend larger sum than five
millions for coast defences, that larger
sum would increase the estimates be
yond 1895 900 600 and if we should ap
propriate more then twenty million
for the navy that over appropriation
must be added"
Beck thought the senator from the
committee, Mr.. Allison, was mistakeI
in his estimates OF expenditures. HI
thought he could show that the sur
plus revenue this year would be neare
800, 900 600 then fifteen millions.
Mitchell, of Oregon, offered NJ
amendment appropriating $60,OOO TO
u light house ut Cape Meares, Oregon
Agreed to.
The bill was then reported from thu
committee of the whole to the senate
The general appropriation for the sur
vey of public lands was increased from
$50, 600 to $75 600, and the bill wa
then passed.
Dawes reported the Indian appro
priation bill AID gave notice that III
would ask that it be taken up to-mor
row.
Teller called up senate bill providin,
for military post near Denver, Colo
Passed by the senate and amended by
the house, and moved that the house
amendments be concurred in. Car
ried. The bill passed appropriatei
$4,000. The senate passed the bill
authorizing the removal of the quar-
antine station from Ship Island, Miss
1t appropriates $45 600. Adjourned.
ITALY.